# N888AU: 1991 Fokker F.28 MK 0100, registration cancelled 2005-08-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 17, 2005
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fokker F.28 MK 0100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (registry code 4990807)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (registry code 54557)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E25NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E25NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11357
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 1991
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2005
- Last registry action: May 23, 2005
- Mode S code: AC3BA0
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888AU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888AU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888AU-2005-08-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Fokker F.28 MK 0100: https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100.md

## Service difficulty reports (11)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR USAAF98076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAF98076), Sep 14, 1998: WINDOW. MALFUNCTIONED. RIC FLT 469 - AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RIC, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE LEFT SLIDING WINDOW. THE CREW SHUT OF
- [SDR USAAF98074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAF98074), Sep 10, 1998: DUCT. FAILED. ORF - FLT 1041 - JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ORF, CREW RECEIVED A NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION. EPR ON NR 2 ENGINE DROPPED FROM TAKEOFF TO 1.5 EPR. CAPTAIN P
- [SDR USAAF98037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAF98037), Apr 25, 1998: WIRE HARNESS. FAILED. CLT - FLT 1693 - EN ROUTE TO TYS, 'GND/FLT CTL' MESSAGE APPEARED ON MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY. THIS MESSAGE APPEARED THEN RESET FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. FLIGHT RETURN
- [SDR 98ZZZX2058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2058), Apr 25, 1998: CONNECTOR. FAILED. CLT - FLT 1693 - ENROUTE TO TYS, 'GND/FLT CTL' MESSAGE APPEARED ON MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY. THIS MESSAGE APPEARED THEN RESET FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. FLIGHT RETURNE
- [SDR 980407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/980407), Apr 7, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND CORROSION 8 FT LONGERON FLOORBEAM ON SEAT TRACK BL 600R JUST AFT OF P-SPLICE STATION 6030. REPAIRED BEAM, BEYOND PRODUCTION SPLICE
- [SDR USAAF97043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAF97043), May 8, 1997: DOWNLOCK LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. PIT/PHL - FLT 1578 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PIT, LEFT MAIN GEAR 'DOWN AND LOCKED' LIGHT CAME ON. CAPTAIN SLOWED AIRCRAFT, CYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT WENT OUT. DURING ASC
- [SDR USAAF97011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAF97011), Jan 31, 1997: LIGHTS. INOPERATIVE. CLT - FLT 1278 - WINDOW EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WITH GEAR HANDLE EXTENSION. MAINTENANCE CYCLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND ADJUSTED THE LANDING GEA
- [SDR USAAF96126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAF96126), Dec 12, 1996: FUEL FLOW. FAILED. FLT 284 - BWI-IND - WHILE EN ROUTE OVER PIT, CAPT REPORTED LT ENG DID NOT RESPOND. UPON DESCENT NR 1 EPR WOULD NT GO TO IDLE, 85 PERCENT N2. TRIED TO ADVANCE TH
- [SDR USAAF96037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAF96037), Apr 28, 1996: DNLOCK SENSOR. FAILED. PIT - FLT 1450 - AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, CAPTAIN RECEIVED ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS BUT HAD THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH MESSAGE. CAPTAIN RECYCLED THE GEAR 
- [SDR USAAF96024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAF96024), Feb 23, 1996: SLIDE. SHIFTED. FLT NR 1017 - PIT - EMERGENCY SLIDE AT MAIN ENTRY DOOR IS COMING OUT OF ITS PACK. REPLACED MED EMERGENCY SLIDE PER MM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR USAA950086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950086), Feb 3, 1995: PITOT. INOPERATIVE. CLT - FLT 460 - DURING FLIGHT THE NR 2 PITOT HEAT FAULTED. C/B WAS NOT POPPED. RECYCLED AND FAULTED AGAIN. ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANC

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19980910035789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980910035789I), Sep 10, 1998: Fokker F28MK0100 (N888AU), Norfolk, VA. Usair flt 1041 departed Norfolk (orf) 09:46 1C1 en route to pittsburg (pit). After rotation a no. 2 engine fire light illuminated. The crew shut down the no. 2…
- [Incident 19920407011919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920407011919I), Apr 7, 1992: Fokker F28MK0100 (N888AU), Des Moines, IA. Unsafe gear indication opn departure. Recycled gear. Observed safe indication. Returned and landed safely.

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